This past Lent saw Fr. Jim Whalen being called home to the Father while conducting a Pro-Life Mission in Thorold ON. As mentioned by Fr. Paul Burchat during the funeral homily "With the passing of Fr. Jim our country has lost one of its most dedicated priests working on behalf of pro-life....... Knowing Fr. Jim I can only imagine that the manner of his death was exactly as he would have planned if he could have had any say in the matter (i.e., during the preaching of a pro-life mission)."

Click on THIS LINK to download a file from Priests for Life Canada featuring Fr. Whalen's CV, the text of Fr. Burchat's funeral homily, as well as the last homily delivered by this remarkable priest. It also includes reflections by Michael Vande Weil, Operations Manager of Priests for Life Canada.

David Warren, in his typical wit offers us an insightful reflection on the meaning of Easter in our “post-modern/ neo pagan” age: read “Easter Sunday”

To counter this predicament read the encouraging report of the first ever Good Friday “Way of the Cross” through the streets of down-town Ottawa lead by Archbishop Prendergast … hey there’s always hope!

Remembering John Paul II on the Third Anniversary of his Death
The Polish Embassy is organizing a special evening dedicated to the memory of John Paul II on Sunday March 30th 2008 at 7:30 p.m at Notre Dame Cathedral in Ottawa. The celebration will include the regularly scheduled English Mass at 7:30 with Archbishop Predergast presiding. It will be followed by a concert at 8:30 pm with Mariusz Mondzak on violin, Catherine Todorovski on organ, String Quartet Con Brio de Montreal and Ralitsa Tcholakova on violin. The program will include works of A. Vivaldi, W.A. Mozart, H.M.Gorecki, W. Kilar and poetry by John Paul II and J. Twardowski. All are welcome.